OZ Kúria: activities of the Jánokyho kúria civic association
OZ KÚRIA is a non-profit civic association founded by the owners of Jánokyho kúria. On this page you will find what we have done so far and what we are preparing.
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Past activities
Every year on 11 November since 2023
Poppy Day
A remembrance of the natives of Veľká Suchá and Pondelok who fell in the First World War. We meet at 11:00 at the cemetery by the chapel, where a memorial plaque bears the names of the fallen. The first gathering took place on the 105th anniversary of the end of the war.
14 September 2024
The Story of the Village
An afternoon in the manor courtyard marking the 60th anniversary of the merger of Veľká Suchá and Pondelok, organised together with the Municipal Office of Hrnčiarska Ves. The mayor gave a speech, the story of the village was told, the Blue Danube Dixieband performed and the film Cigáni idú do volieb was screened.
6 October 2019
Personalities: Memories and Stories
A commemorative ceremony at the Evangelical parsonage in Pondelok, organised with the local congregation. We remembered two natives of the area: Michal Miloslav Bakulíny (200th anniversary of his birth in Pondelok) and Eugen Jóna (110th anniversary of his birth in Veľká Suchá). Július Lomenčík, Ján Žilák and Ľudovít Géč, Eugen Jóna’s nephew, spoke about their lives and work.
21 September 2019
We Want a Prettier Village
A volunteer work day during Volunteer Week. Together with the municipality we tidied the grounds of the Church of St Nicholas in Veľká Suchá and painted the railing on the bridge. Everyone with a connection to the village was invited.
2018
Návraty (Returns) Exhibition
An exhibition of old photographs of the village. The photographs came from the private archives of today’s residents and often showed their ancestors and their homes.
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